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even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium they need. but yoplait wants to change that. only yoplait original has twice the calcium of the leading yogurt. that's 50% of the daily value ♪ so pass on the news and we can help close this calcium gap together. to get you started, we're giving away a million free cups at yoplait dot com. the yoplait you love, now in a 4-pack. try it today. [ gunshots ] >> i'm going to turn to two former members of the gadhafi regime who defected. former libyan ambassador to the united states, u.s. government and the am deputy permanent ambassador of libya to
even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. [ female announcer ] most women in america aren't getting the calcium...
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even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. you could get arrested for that you know. it's not what you think. look. there was a time when a company like that would envy us. little outfit. it's almost quaint. all these years we had something they could never have. something only the biggest operations could ever afford. it was our strategic advantage. now they have it. what exactly is "it" that they have? logistics. a level playing field. it's not fair. ] ] ] [ woman announcing ] every subaru is responsibly built in a zero landfill plant. so it's no wonder they fit so naturally with spring. come to the subaru love spring event. get a subaru, and go love spr
even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. you could get arrested for that you know. it's not what you think....
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and the u.s. can sort of take from peter to pay paul using money from later in the pentagon's budget, later in the year to cover the costs now. but there are some costs. the combat pay for some of the troops, the cost of all that fuel that's being used on these planes, that's got to be paid now. some people have estimated the cost of this could come up to $1 billion. and that's why senators like richard lugar said there needed to be an accounting of some of these costs before the mission was launched. >> he said $33 billion in frozen libyan assets in the united states, in his words, this money does not belong to gadhafi or to us, it belongs to the libyan people, we will make sure they receive it. this notion that perhaps some of the costs of this war would come from using some of that $33 billion, the president here seems to suggest no way, it's going back to libya, not going to be going back to the american taxpayer to pay for this war. >> even if he did make that argument, it's an argument that
and the u.s. can sort of take from peter to pay paul using money from later in the pentagon's budget, later in the year to cover the costs now. but there are some costs. the combat pay for some of the troops, the cost of all that fuel that's being used on these planes, that's got to be paid now. some people have estimated the cost of this could come up to $1 billion. and that's why senators like richard lugar said there needed to be an accounting of some of these costs before the mission was...
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even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. what are you looking at? logistics. ben? the ups guy? no, you see ben, i see logistics. logistics? think--ben is new markets. ben is global access-- china and beyond. ben is a smarter supply chain. ben is higher margins. happier customers... everybody wins. logistics. exactly. see you guys tomorrow. like the other stuff, diet snapple has healthy stuff. [ horn honks ] and tasty stuff. we just took out the calories and stuff. so who comes up with this stuff? i do. ooh! now who wants some free stuff? [ all ] me! snapple. the best diet stuff on earth. ♪ [ upbeat instrumental ] [ rattling ] [ gasps ] [ rattling ] [ l
even in the matter of a few days if the u.s. were to hand over leadership to a british general or french admiral the united states will still be the leader of the coalition. that's a fact of life given the unique nature of the u.s. military. >> wolf blitzer, thank you very much indeed. when we come back, two former members of moammar gadhafi's regime. why they turned against him and what they know about the opposition. what are you looking at? logistics. ben? the ups guy? no, you see ben,...
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what exactly will the u.s. involvement be now that nato is taking command but also we are told in these briefings came up this question, what would moammar gadhafi do perhaps with this? he is known to have, yes, he gave up nuclear weapons and some chemical weapons but he is known to have stockpiles of mustard gas, once had 25 tons. now believed to have ten tons this. is one of the facilities where he has mustard gas. he is supposed to give it up within months but still has it, 80% is reportedly in liquid form which means easy to move in small quantities. we are told this is among the questions. what happens to it that came up in the briefings. earlier i talked to the chairman and ranking member of the house intelligence committee congressman mike rogers and c.a. dutch rupisberger. i'm not sure how much information you can give us. we are told that the president has authorized cia activities within libya. what can you tell us about that and the quality of the intelligence you are getting now about this operation
what exactly will the u.s. involvement be now that nato is taking command but also we are told in these briefings came up this question, what would moammar gadhafi do perhaps with this? he is known to have, yes, he gave up nuclear weapons and some chemical weapons but he is known to have stockpiles of mustard gas, once had 25 tons. now believed to have ten tons this. is one of the facilities where he has mustard gas. he is supposed to give it up within months but still has it, 80% is reportedly...
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they were followed by more than 100 cruise missiles fired by u.s. and u.k. warships. the u.s. and britainan have fired 124 tom hack missiles at libyan air strikes. that was as of sunday night local team. a libyan army spokesman called for a immediate cease-fire, but the forces lining up against it don't seem inclined to respond to that. we want to get analysis on this with the professor of international relation tiz london school of economics. thank you very much for being with us. first of all, what is the situation -- let's talk a little bit about what the arab league has been doing right now. it's almost as if they're throwing a spanner in the works. are they? >> they're getting cold feet. you have seen in the last few days. while we accepted a no fly zone, but we have never said yes for massive bombing. for the potential of civilian casualties, for the escalation of the coalition golds. this is the reality. arab television, arab viewers now have been exposed to two days of bombings, and you can see -- >> but they knew they were getting into because the security council res
they were followed by more than 100 cruise missiles fired by u.s. and u.k. warships. the u.s. and britainan have fired 124 tom hack missiles at libyan air strikes. that was as of sunday night local team. a libyan army spokesman called for a immediate cease-fire, but the forces lining up against it don't seem inclined to respond to that. we want to get analysis on this with the professor of international relation tiz london school of economics. thank you very much for being with us. first of...
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what the u.s. and the coalition have done is now to give the people of libya a chance to liberate themselves. to find freedom. but they're going to have to do a lot of that work themselves. the coalition has established a no fly zone as you know. the coalition has used its offensive air power to help the rebel forces and to strike against gadhafi over the last week. with great effect by the way. we saw that in benghazi and now we've seen it as the rebel forces move back west towards tripoli. but if gadhafi is to be overthrown, he's going to have to be overthrown by his own people. they're going to have to rise up. >> do you see that as real possibility? could they do that? and in addition, does anyone really know who represents this opposition? who are they? >> i think the most likely possibility right now is that you're going to see a protracted civil war. because neither the government, gadhafi nor the rebels will be strong enough to win an outright victory and that's going to be a problem for th
what the u.s. and the coalition have done is now to give the people of libya a chance to liberate themselves. to find freedom. but they're going to have to do a lot of that work themselves. the coalition has established a no fly zone as you know. the coalition has used its offensive air power to help the rebel forces and to strike against gadhafi over the last week. with great effect by the way. we saw that in benghazi and now we've seen it as the rebel forces move back west towards tripoli....
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the u.s. is playing. critics have called on president obama to spell out exactly what the u.s. involvement in libya is. he's expected to do just that. monday night you can see the president's address live from washington, that comes your way at 7:30 eastern time. that's on monday night. >>> the rebel forces in libya are moving west now that they've captured a key see in the east. ajdabiya. a short time ago, libya's deputy foreign minister talked about the coalition role saying that the heavy involvement by the coalition warplanes led to the libyan government's decision to leez the city. ar arwa damon saw that. >> these air strikes pounding gadhafi's positions, we saw the aftermath of that pounding, 13, 14 damaged tanks. some appeared to have been abandoned. others clearly hit by an air strike. the force of the blast has turned them on their turrets. they've been blown to pieces. opposition fighters telling us that after these air strikes took place, they were able to push their front line forw
the u.s. is playing. critics have called on president obama to spell out exactly what the u.s. involvement in libya is. he's expected to do just that. monday night you can see the president's address live from washington, that comes your way at 7:30 eastern time. that's on monday night. >>> the rebel forces in libya are moving west now that they've captured a key see in the east. ajdabiya. a short time ago, libya's deputy foreign minister talked about the coalition role saying that the...
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u.s. marine corps harrier jet have flown more than 212 missions so far against the libyan forces. ships in the mediterranean has launched more than 160 tomahawk cruise missiles. in the daylight the damage is becoming clear. this is what is left of several large rocket launchers, trucks and also other military hardware in tripoli's port area. far to the east, a u.s. fighter plane crashed due to mechanical problems. that happened near the opposition strong hold of bengahzi. the two-man crew parachuted from the doomed aircraft. u.s. marines managed to extract crewmen, one was picked up by rebels and taken to a luxury hotel suite. he's back in american hands. two days after the coalition missile slammed into his tripoli compound, a defined moammar gadhafi has been addressing supporters. he urged muslims worldwide to join the battle against what he calls blatant aggression. >> translator: we will be victorious in this fight. we will not give up. they will not penalize us. we are making fun of t
u.s. marine corps harrier jet have flown more than 212 missions so far against the libyan forces. ships in the mediterranean has launched more than 160 tomahawk cruise missiles. in the daylight the damage is becoming clear. this is what is left of several large rocket launchers, trucks and also other military hardware in tripoli's port area. far to the east, a u.s. fighter plane crashed due to mechanical problems. that happened near the opposition strong hold of bengahzi. the two-man crew...
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u.s. aircraft, and that's always been the symbol, that sculpture that you're seeing on the scene. and so clearly some p.r. work to use that as the picture, if you like, for moammar gadhafi's statement, assuming it is moammar gadhafi. aggressors, animals, criminals, tyrants, all tyrants fall under the pressure of the masses. those are the words, pretty much everything that we have heard on previous occasions in what sounds to be like it's going to be quite a long speech by moammar gadhafi. but he does say the people have been given weapons, all people have been given weapons, this will be hell, he says, and he called upon his own people to take part in what he's calling against the aggressives the new crusaders war. he then talks about how they will -- that the aggressors, referring to, of course, the allied forces, will not enjoy oil, we will continue to fight. that's moammar gadhafi, we believe, speaking. we be will back in just a moment. this is cnn. it takes knowing we have our work cut
u.s. aircraft, and that's always been the symbol, that sculpture that you're seeing on the scene. and so clearly some p.r. work to use that as the picture, if you like, for moammar gadhafi's statement, assuming it is moammar gadhafi. aggressors, animals, criminals, tyrants, all tyrants fall under the pressure of the masses. those are the words, pretty much everything that we have heard on previous occasions in what sounds to be like it's going to be quite a long speech by moammar gadhafi. but...
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the u.s. is firmly in control, if you add up all the sorties flown, that's combat, refueling, that's everything that goes into making the no-fly zone work. if you add up all these flights, the u.s. during the last reporting period flew about 450 of those compared to about 300 by the collision, but if you break down the air combat missions, then the collision has now picked up about 75% of that worklord. so slowly the u.s. has already handed some of the control over, but what we heard today in the pentagon is if and when nato does take command of this mission it's going to be a phased approach. it's not going to half overnight where the u.s. just suddenly drops off in involvement, wolf. >> the pentagon normally likes to be in charge, but in this particular case, my sense is the white house really doesn't want the u.s. in charge. they have to show that others are taking the lead. how much does that play with the military brass where you are? >> the military -- you really didn't get the sense tha
the u.s. is firmly in control, if you add up all the sorties flown, that's combat, refueling, that's everything that goes into making the no-fly zone work. if you add up all these flights, the u.s. during the last reporting period flew about 450 of those compared to about 300 by the collision, but if you break down the air combat missions, then the collision has now picked up about 75% of that worklord. so slowly the u.s. has already handed some of the control over, but what we heard today in...
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the u.s. and british military fired a total of 124 tomahawk cruise missiles. u.s. officials say they are getting ready to hand over operational control of the military mission. >> we expect in a matter of days to be able to turn over the primary responsibility to others. we will continue to support the coalition. we'll be a member of the coalition. we'll have a military role in the coalition. we will not have the pre-eminent role. >> let's get the military perspective on this from cnn's pentagon correspondent, chris lawrence. let's start with secretary gates pledge to hand over control in just a couple days. first, what exactly does that mean and is it realistic? >> what it means is they are looking now to set up some sort of structure by which another entity could take control that could be nato although i've been told by a source that there is some reluctance to fly under a nato flag and another thing is so up a separate command and control structure. in one key area u.s. participation may have already peaked this morning. i was told just this morning by an offic
the u.s. and british military fired a total of 124 tomahawk cruise missiles. u.s. officials say they are getting ready to hand over operational control of the military mission. >> we expect in a matter of days to be able to turn over the primary responsibility to others. we will continue to support the coalition. we'll be a member of the coalition. we'll have a military role in the coalition. we will not have the pre-eminent role. >> let's get the military perspective on this from...
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and the u.s. president has signed a secret order to allow the american government to support rebel troops. the white house is refusing to comment. >>> there is no end in sight to japan's nuclear nightmare, radiation levels surged to new highs in ocean water near the damaged fukushima plant. samples taken near the plant show radiation levels 4,000 times higher than normal. and officials say they don't know how to stop it. >>> on a mission of solidarity, due to meet with prime minister of tokyo, to show support for the people from the french president. >>> it was thought bashar al assad would announce end to emergency law in place nearly 50 years. amateur video on youtube shows at least one person badly wounded in the city of sti ocit. at least 16 people were killed there in yesterday's clashes. cnn can't verify the authenticity of these images. >>> the president spoke for 45 minutes on wednesday but made no mention of reforms in syria after two weeks of violent anti-government demonstrations. >>> t
and the u.s. president has signed a secret order to allow the american government to support rebel troops. the white house is refusing to comment. >>> there is no end in sight to japan's nuclear nightmare, radiation levels surged to new highs in ocean water near the damaged fukushima plant. samples taken near the plant show radiation levels 4,000 times higher than normal. and officials say they don't know how to stop it. >>> on a mission of solidarity, due to meet with prime...
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>> well, certainly, bahrain and yemen are u.s. allies. age the obama administration is not going to try to destabilize them. syria is a different question, an ally of korea and iran and developing nuclear weapons covertly and certainly it's threatening israel by supporting hamas and hezbollah. so this is a government that we really have an interest in seeing gone because if that happens, iran will be especially vulnerable. and that means if iran is gone, a lot of good things can happen in the gulf. >> gordon chang from forbes.com. thank you, sir. >> thank you. >>> president obama will address the nation tomorrow night about the uprising in libya and next we'll examine what he will have to say to the american people. what does it take to fly? it takes knowing we have our work cut out for us. but if you run before the wind you can't take off. you've got to turn into it. the thing you push against lifts you up. so, every challenge is a chance to show that even in this crazy world of no liquids and route cancellations someone still has the pa
>> well, certainly, bahrain and yemen are u.s. allies. age the obama administration is not going to try to destabilize them. syria is a different question, an ally of korea and iran and developing nuclear weapons covertly and certainly it's threatening israel by supporting hamas and hezbollah. so this is a government that we really have an interest in seeing gone because if that happens, iran will be especially vulnerable. and that means if iran is gone, a lot of good things can happen in...
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earlier, i discussed the u.s. role with former secretary of state, madeleine albright. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> good to be with you, don. >> much has been made of this conflict and how the united states got involved. i have to ask you, do you think the president handled this properly and should we have intervened? >> i think he handled it very well. the reason we intervened is that terrible things were happening on the ground in libya. people were being killed. gadhafi himself had said that he was going to slaughter everybody. we had international support for it, not only from the europeans, but from the arab league, from a number of countries in the middle east. so, that kind of combined international support for this, i think, is very, very important along with the u.n. security council resolution, and the fact that as secretaries clinton and gates and the president have said, this is going to be moving towards a nato operation with help from the other countries. >> and i know that you think he'
earlier, i discussed the u.s. role with former secretary of state, madeleine albright. >> thank you very much for joining us. >> good to be with you, don. >> much has been made of this conflict and how the united states got involved. i have to ask you, do you think the president handled this properly and should we have intervened? >> i think he handled it very well. the reason we intervened is that terrible things were happening on the ground in libya. people were being...
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the u.s. military was able to recover that crew member. the bottom line, both now off libyan soil, minor injuries but that is to be expected when you eject from an airplane. >> it's just amazing how fast this went down. chris lawrence, many thanks to you, live from the pentagon. we head to tripoli now and nic robertson. we hear rebels initially rescued this american crew. do we know more? >> reporter: we don't have specific details on how they managed to rescue them. but we have heard from libyan state television, clearly, the aircraft came down in rebel-held territory in the east but it hasn't stopped the libyan state broadcaster here claiming, claiming that the aircraft was shot down by libyan government anti-aircraft guns. also they are saying this aircraft was a fphantom fighter and they are getting their facts all muddled up because the government here is trying to make some propaganda capital out of it. carol? >> nic robertson reporting live from tripoli. we check in with alec frazier. y
the u.s. military was able to recover that crew member. the bottom line, both now off libyan soil, minor injuries but that is to be expected when you eject from an airplane. >> it's just amazing how fast this went down. chris lawrence, many thanks to you, live from the pentagon. we head to tripoli now and nic robertson. we hear rebels initially rescued this american crew. do we know more? >> reporter: we don't have specific details on how they managed to rescue them. but we have...
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more u.s. ships are expected today or later this week. search and rescue teams from fairfax county, virginia, are there, others from los angeles are expected in japan soon. japan's prime minister went on tv again today to assure people that every effort is being made to get to victims of this massive disaster. >> translator: so with regard to the earthquake and tsunami, i am confident that the japanese people can be united to work together to weather this difficulty. >> japan's meteorological agency says the worst may actually not be over. there's a good chance of a magnitude 7.0 or larger quake in the next three days. >>> rescue and recovery, they are japan's top two priorities right now. let's go live to the search for survivors. any sign of life where are you? >> reporter: well, randi, i can tell you that just standing and looking out the immediate rescue immediate rescue has sloan down because night has fallen. we're not hearing that many choppers on the air. the rescue crews on the ground are starting to pull back. they have to wait
more u.s. ships are expected today or later this week. search and rescue teams from fairfax county, virginia, are there, others from los angeles are expected in japan soon. japan's prime minister went on tv again today to assure people that every effort is being made to get to victims of this massive disaster. >> translator: so with regard to the earthquake and tsunami, i am confident that the japanese people can be united to work together to weather this difficulty. >> japan's...
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u.s. officials say the defection shun of libya's foreign minister shows pressure is having an effect. moussa koussa led to london yesterday. hes the highest ranks official to break with the regime. he once serve as the intelligence chief, and has secrets to tell. the british prime minister says there's no deal of any kind to give moussa koussa immunity. joining us from tripoli, nic robertson. nic, you're getting some reaction from the libyan government on the defection shun of the foreign minister moussa koussa. >> reporter: we haven't had a reaction from the top, gu the government is saying they allowed him to deeffect, because of health reasons. they said he had a heart condition, but it's very clear from the fact that it took them limb 24 hours to respond to the defection that they didn't know it was coming. the government's trying to put the best face on it that they can, but it rings hollow. moussa koussa tricked this government, tricked the leadership and has left the country and lef
u.s. officials say the defection shun of libya's foreign minister shows pressure is having an effect. moussa koussa led to london yesterday. hes the highest ranks official to break with the regime. he once serve as the intelligence chief, and has secrets to tell. the british prime minister says there's no deal of any kind to give moussa koussa immunity. joining us from tripoli, nic robertson. nic, you're getting some reaction from the libyan government on the defection shun of the foreign...
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meanwhile, president obama is set to talk to the u.s. about the u.s. involvement in libya monday night. you can watch the president's address live right here on cnn. what many of his critics have been telling him he should do, talk directly to the american people and speak to them directly and clearly about what we are doing, what the u.s. is doing in libya. that address now scheduled for monday, 7:30 eastern time. you, of course, can catch it right here. >>> turning to what is happening in syria. look at this. video from youtube. protests taking place there. thousands hit the streets across the country after friday prayers. witnesses tell us police fired on peaceful protesters again in the southern town of daraa, and at least 24 people were killed there. should note, though, cnn cannot independently confirm the authenticity of this video. >>> take a fun to politics here in the u.s. shall we? an important gathering for republicans in iowa. a group of possible republican presidential candidates will be on hand. also on hand, cnn senior political editor
meanwhile, president obama is set to talk to the u.s. about the u.s. involvement in libya monday night. you can watch the president's address live right here on cnn. what many of his critics have been telling him he should do, talk directly to the american people and speak to them directly and clearly about what we are doing, what the u.s. is doing in libya. that address now scheduled for monday, 7:30 eastern time. you, of course, can catch it right here. >>> turning to what is...
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the u.s. will act, part of the greater operation. why is that so significant? >> because he doesn't want the united states to act by itself. he wants nato allies directly involved. beyond that, he wants countries from the arab world directly involved. the u.s. would not go forward unless the arabs themselves, whether jordan, the united arab emirates, saudi arabia, some of the other arab countries that have large air forces, mostly u.s. planes, f 15s and 16s, unless they're directly involved, he didn't want the united states to be involved so gadhafi couldn't use this as american imperialism or whatever being directed against the libyan people. if the arabs are directly involved, european country, whether france, britain, italy or spain are directly involved, it makes it less of a propaganda scoring point for gadhafi, if you will. it's really critical. the point he made, he laid out four conditions that gadhafi has to accept right away, a cease-fire immediately, all attacks must stop. he has to
the u.s. will act, part of the greater operation. why is that so significant? >> because he doesn't want the united states to act by itself. he wants nato allies directly involved. beyond that, he wants countries from the arab world directly involved. the u.s. would not go forward unless the arabs themselves, whether jordan, the united arab emirates, saudi arabia, some of the other arab countries that have large air forces, mostly u.s. planes, f 15s and 16s, unless they're directly...
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u.s. mission in libya. two and a half hours from now he'll try to ease concerns about the operation's goals, its costs and the end game. his remarks coming a little over a week from the first coalition air strikes and critical time for opposition fighters on the ground. gadhafi's troops wiped out some of the gains but in recent days coalition air strikes have helped rebels seize some of the northern stays. now to reza sayah with more on benghazi. what's the latest information, ressa, that you are getting. >> reporter: these forces had an impressive three days capturing five towns from the gadhafi forces. today they finally met some resistance, the first in about 72 hours. that resistance coming in the city of sirte, gadhafi's birthplace, his hometown. when you talk to opposition officials here they anticipated a fights there and they got t.rebel figorces pushing back a one rebel fighter telling cnn that he and a group of other fighters cornelio sommaruga gadhafi soldiers waving a right fla
u.s. mission in libya. two and a half hours from now he'll try to ease concerns about the operation's goals, its costs and the end game. his remarks coming a little over a week from the first coalition air strikes and critical time for opposition fighters on the ground. gadhafi's troops wiped out some of the gains but in recent days coalition air strikes have helped rebels seize some of the northern stays. now to reza sayah with more on benghazi. what's the latest information, ressa, that you...
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and through the 1920s, u.s. is leading. only during the great depression u.s. falls back temporarily and gets the lead again through the second world war, into the cold war and we stop here 1954 at the end of the korean war. at this time united states was on top. europe had fallen behind and japan was trying to catch up here. and interestingly, a small country on the equator, singapore, was just behind. latin america was in between and china and india were still down here with low life expectancy and low incomes but they had gained their independence. look what happened after 1954. here, u.s. continuing to lead but europe is closing in. europe is closing in and japan there, they make this amazing catch-up together with singapore. and here china and india got education, more family and health before they start this amazing economic growth where they catch in with more and more emerging economies and they keep up the speed through the last economic crisis and here we are today, 2010. and what is most interesting here is if you look at the replay, you see this ver
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today u.s. defense secretary robert gates defended the administration's decision to intervene in libya. arguing that military action was necessary to prevent a humanitarian disaster. he said that could have sparked a refugee crisis while potentially destabilizing egypt, tunisia, and the broader middle east. >>> in the ivory coast, the head of the government told reuters last hour that presidential rival lauren gbagbo has hours to least power. abidjan and heavy weapons rang out in the center of town this afternoon. the fighting stems from the disputed presidential elections in november. >>> some encouraging job numbers out today. the labor department says 388,000 americans filed for first time unemployment benefits last week. that's 6,000 fewer than the previous week and the latest sign that the job market recovery may be gaining some steam. >>> all right, so somebody's watching you while you watch television. sounds pretty creepy, huh? i'll tell you who and why, next. and their brightest ideas t
today u.s. defense secretary robert gates defended the administration's decision to intervene in libya. arguing that military action was necessary to prevent a humanitarian disaster. he said that could have sparked a refugee crisis while potentially destabilizing egypt, tunisia, and the broader middle east. >>> in the ivory coast, the head of the government told reuters last hour that presidential rival lauren gbagbo has hours to least power. abidjan and heavy weapons rang out in the...
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. >> u.s. joint chiefs of staff chairman mike mullen says most of gadhafi's air defense systems and airfields have been taken out. libyan ground forces have also been hit. >> the no-fly zone is effectively in place. we have combat air patrol or aircraft over benghazi and we will have them there for on a 24/7 basis. move that to the west and he hasn't flown any aircraft for the last two days. the whole goal here is to get it in place. two, be in a position so that he is unable to massacre his own civilians and that we effect the humanitarian support. from that standpoint, the initial operations have been very effective. >> besides the u.s. britain and france countries taking part in the libyan operation include italy, spain, canada, and qatr. >> gadhafi vowed to fight back what he calls terrorists attacking his country. >> we be victorious. we will achieve victory on behalf of the people. we have allah with us. have you the devil on your side. >> he called coalition nation it is new nazis and pr
. >> u.s. joint chiefs of staff chairman mike mullen says most of gadhafi's air defense systems and airfields have been taken out. libyan ground forces have also been hit. >> the no-fly zone is effectively in place. we have combat air patrol or aircraft over benghazi and we will have them there for on a 24/7 basis. move that to the west and he hasn't flown any aircraft for the last two days. the whole goal here is to get it in place. two, be in a position so that he is unable to...
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france and the u.s. have taken big efforts in odyssey dawn, u.s., france, britain, italy, an canada and spain, belgium, denmark, norway and qatar are involved. nick will update us on the other side. take a look. [ background voices talking ] >> those pictures from nic robertson simply amazing. let's go to him, nic. >> reporter: we were taken to moammar gadhafi's palace compound, a large area, a couple of square miles. we could see the roof had been smashed, two big holes punched in it. we were told missiles and given parts taken out of a building while we were there. this is a thin control system actuator, appears to be from a cruise missile pulled out of the building while we were there. the whole roof was pancaked down two floors, a four story building and we were told one of the missiles had gone in and only exploded when it hit the basement area. the rooms we could see blown out, large lumps of concrete blown out over 100 yards or so. the government official told us there had been no cash amounts the
france and the u.s. have taken big efforts in odyssey dawn, u.s., france, britain, italy, an canada and spain, belgium, denmark, norway and qatar are involved. nick will update us on the other side. take a look. [ background voices talking ] >> those pictures from nic robertson simply amazing. let's go to him, nic. >> reporter: we were taken to moammar gadhafi's palace compound, a large area, a couple of square miles. we could see the roof had been smashed, two big holes punched in...
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a u.s. official says there is no watter in one of the pools which is resulting in extremely high levels of radiation. but a japanese official disputes that saying there appears to be water, just how much is unclear. well from cnn london, i'm charles hobson. >> and i'm pauline chu. welcome back to "world business today." >>> nearly a week's worth of horrific images have come out of japan since last friday's earthquake and tsunami. but there are towns or what used to be towns that cameras are reaching only now. once again the scene is defies description. angus walker is in a devastated town of miyako. >> reporter: a fishing port where the harbor offered no sank wary. a ferry is now marined in the middle of town. you'd be forgiven to thinking this is a war zone. instead, it's a place where soldiers are battling to find victims of nature's forces. more than 1,000 are missing. it took the japanese army to get to miyako. they're still here, still searching for bodies. and the weather conditions ar
a u.s. official says there is no watter in one of the pools which is resulting in extremely high levels of radiation. but a japanese official disputes that saying there appears to be water, just how much is unclear. well from cnn london, i'm charles hobson. >> and i'm pauline chu. welcome back to "world business today." >>> nearly a week's worth of horrific images have come out of japan since last friday's earthquake and tsunami. but there are towns or what used to be...
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those u.s. tomahawk missiles have landed in the area around tripoli and misrata. >> and this as moammar gadhafi sends letters to the u.n. and its allies warning them to stay out of his country. >> meanwhile, the leader behind the u.n. resolution gathered in paris today to map out the road ahead. french warplanes are circling over libya, enforcing that yuu. sanctioned no-fly zone. >> and they have flexed military muscle firing on a libyan military vehicle. our senior international correspondent, nic robertson, is joining us right now from tripoli. nic, there were some reports that there were loud booming noises. now perhaps we know in large part why. perhaps as a result of those u.s. tomahawk missile strikes? >> reporter: yeah. it's not possible for us to confirm it at the moment in tripoli. there certainly would be a number of targets here. the former u.s. air base east of the city here houses not only some of the private jets owned by the gadhafi family but also fighter aircraft and other milit
those u.s. tomahawk missiles have landed in the area around tripoli and misrata. >> and this as moammar gadhafi sends letters to the u.n. and its allies warning them to stay out of his country. >> meanwhile, the leader behind the u.n. resolution gathered in paris today to map out the road ahead. french warplanes are circling over libya, enforcing that yuu. sanctioned no-fly zone. >> and they have flexed military muscle firing on a libyan military vehicle. our senior...
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i want to bring in from washington u.s. retired former commanding general of the u.s. intelligence system. general marks, thanks for coming on. question one, i said it two different times, rebels, momentum not just slowed but they are retreating. why aren't the allies bombing gadhafi's forces right now keeping them from driving the rebels back eastward to again bazzy? >> well, i have to assume that they still are engaging targets that gadhafi is presenting to them, so, frankly, if the reblgs and gadhafi's forces are engaged in close combat, by certainly they are, then the no-fly zone and the air-to-ground attack missions that are ongoing will continue to suppress gadhafi's forces. brooke, i have to assume that that's taking place right now, but obviously it's insufficient to meet the requirement of the rebels to maintain the momentum. >> what if you are nato? what if you are running these air strikes? is there a possibility at all, general, that gadhafi's forces could be falling into some sort of a trap, maybe wandering too far east and exposing themselves to those air
i want to bring in from washington u.s. retired former commanding general of the u.s. intelligence system. general marks, thanks for coming on. question one, i said it two different times, rebels, momentum not just slowed but they are retreating. why aren't the allies bombing gadhafi's forces right now keeping them from driving the rebels back eastward to again bazzy? >> well, i have to assume that they still are engaging targets that gadhafi is presenting to them, so, frankly, if the...
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the u.s., fast, generous territory, homogeneous people, hardworking people. we don't have racial problems that affect some african countries or the wars that are waged in europe nor the religious conflict of europe itself. and therefore latin america is called to compromise or rather commitment with its own fate. and therefore we are looking forward to president obama's words. we are all left-handed. we have many coincidences. we studied in harvard, both of us. we are sportsmen. president obama continues to be a basketball player. i was in my time as well. i think the first lady of the u.s. is very good-looking, and president obama has said the same thing about the first lady of chile. there are plenty of 0 coincidences. but the most important one is the one we'll find this afternoon, and modestly if i could suggest to president obama, we hope to have a partnership that is two -- one where we have all responsibilities and not existentialism because it's never been enough. rather a partnership
the u.s., fast, generous territory, homogeneous people, hardworking people. we don't have racial problems that affect some african countries or the wars that are waged in europe nor the religious conflict of europe itself. and therefore latin america is called to compromise or rather commitment with its own fate. and therefore we are looking forward to president obama's words. we are all left-handed. we have many coincidences. we studied in harvard, both of us. we are sportsmen. president obama...
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the u.s. state of louisiana will shut down beginning today for an undetermined length of time. and that in turn is because it can't get hold of certain parts from japan. >>> well, business is also being hit hard when it comes to basic materials. reiters is reporting the plant near tokyo may be shut until mid-march. that comes as they suspend service of three of japan's tsunami-hit ports. services to and from sendai, hachinohe and onahama are stopped. the u.s. expects to send less food to japan, simply because these hard-hit areas will be so difficult to get to. and maersk also warns that services to tokyo could be delayed, as well. >>> the world is wasting in time in reacting to the events playing out in libya. in the u.s. and europe, national leaders are planning how they'll impose the no-fly zone resolution. and returning to what little is left of what used to be their homes. we'll have plenty more to come on "world business today." stay with us on cnn. >>> from cnn london, i'm nina del sant
the u.s. state of louisiana will shut down beginning today for an undetermined length of time. and that in turn is because it can't get hold of certain parts from japan. >>> well, business is also being hit hard when it comes to basic materials. reiters is reporting the plant near tokyo may be shut until mid-march. that comes as they suspend service of three of japan's tsunami-hit ports. services to and from sendai, hachinohe and onahama are stopped. the u.s. expects to send less food...
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you may see the u.s. role decrease, whereas i think back in that conflict with iraq, obviously the u.s. role got dramatically bigger. >> yeah, i remember that night, the defense secretary at the time, dick cheney, general colin powell, they were there in what they call the national military command center. they were watching what's going on. i assume, albeit on a much smaller scale, that's what is going on where you are now. >> it is, but secretary gates wasn't necessarily in the building today but had been making these calls and getting the intelligence from the field commanders. it's interesting when you look at the comparisons to iraq in talking about instituting a no-fly zone, the no-fly zone worked very well in northern iraq, but you had the kurdish militias controlling the ground. the no-fly zone instituted over southern iraq did not stop saddam hussein from attacking and killing thousands of shiites there, because there was no control on the ground. so this situation in libya is closer if you want
you may see the u.s. role decrease, whereas i think back in that conflict with iraq, obviously the u.s. role got dramatically bigger. >> yeah, i remember that night, the defense secretary at the time, dick cheney, general colin powell, they were there in what they call the national military command center. they were watching what's going on. i assume, albeit on a much smaller scale, that's what is going on where you are now. >> it is, but secretary gates wasn't necessarily in the...
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the problem with the u.s. health care system, for example, is not that the government pays for health care. actually our government pays the least as a percent of the total for health care for any rich country. the problem is it's totally unefficient, with procedures and technology that don't actually improve our health. >> similarly huge subsidies for housing, agriculture might be good politics, but they are bad economics, discounting the market and creating false booms and fake industries. much federal spending outside of defense and interest payments on the debt goes to subsidize consumption rather than investment and most of this consumption is for the elderly. the federal government of the united states spends about four times as much money on old people than it does on children under 18 years old. that is surely a sign of society that's not building for the future but subsidizing the present. we need to invest in science, technology, infrastructure and education but we can't do it unless we stop the mass
the problem with the u.s. health care system, for example, is not that the government pays for health care. actually our government pays the least as a percent of the total for health care for any rich country. the problem is it's totally unefficient, with procedures and technology that don't actually improve our health. >> similarly huge subsidies for housing, agriculture might be good politics, but they are bad economics, discounting the market and creating false booms and fake...
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no u.s. support in iraq. it made a big difference. >> so if you can just -- can you give me a version of what this mission is? what are we doing there? >> we're there to prevent the slaughter of civilians in libya. and to make sure that that continue with a no-fly zone which is maintained over libya, prevent gadhafi from reasserting control of the air. >> so i want to read something to you from "the new york times" friday. it was from a former nato commander. he wrote this. we should never begin an operation without knowing how we stand down. we did a no-fly zone over iraq for 12 years. it did nothing to get rid of saddam. so why do we think it will get rid of gadhafi? now, clearly, they said over and over again the mission isn't to get rid of gadhafi. but if the mission is to keep gadhafi from attacking his people, doesn't this seem like a fly over with no end? >> well, it will be -- it is a fly over which is succeeding. it has set gadhafi back. he's on his heels now moving his troops toward
no u.s. support in iraq. it made a big difference. >> so if you can just -- can you give me a version of what this mission is? what are we doing there? >> we're there to prevent the slaughter of civilians in libya. and to make sure that that continue with a no-fly zone which is maintained over libya, prevent gadhafi from reasserting control of the air. >> so i want to read something to you from "the new york times" friday. it was from a former nato commander. he...
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obama to offer more details on u.s. military goals in libya. >>> for the first time since she was shot, congresswoman gabrielle giffords spent time with her brother-in-law who just returned from the international space station. scott kelly, giek giffords' husband mark is an astronaut. he returned and visited with her thursday. you'll recall the congresswoman was shot in the head during an appearance in tucson, arizona, in jiang. >>> in wisconsin, the tragic death of a police officer killed today in the line of duty. it happened following a dramatic shootout in fond lake. police say a gunman opened fire on officers investigating an assault. listen. [ gunfire ] >> heavily armed s.w.a.t. team members had to rescue a woman from the shooting. when the barrage ended, two officers had been shot. one of them later died. the other is reported to be in critical condition and police found the gunman dead inside his home of a self-inflicted wound. >>> one of the most eloquent voices of the libyan rebellion died. 27-year-old mahmoud
obama to offer more details on u.s. military goals in libya. >>> for the first time since she was shot, congresswoman gabrielle giffords spent time with her brother-in-law who just returned from the international space station. scott kelly, giek giffords' husband mark is an astronaut. he returned and visited with her thursday. you'll recall the congresswoman was shot in the head during an appearance in tucson, arizona, in jiang. >>> in wisconsin, the tragic death of a police...
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the u.s. and britain have fired 124 tomahawk missiles on key sites. the u.s. is only one of the countries taking part in this. france and great britain have taken major roles. italy, canada, spain, belgium, denmark, norway, and qatar also involved. it's difficult to say just how many people have died here before coalition attacks began. gadhafi's troops reportedly killed 95 people in the assault on the rebel stronghold benghazi. you're looking now at these dramatic pictures of what's left of a libyan military convoy after a coalition attack wiped out -- wiped it out near the city. it's unclear where moammar gadhafi is right now. he has. appeared since the coalition attacks started, though his voice has been heard on libyan state tv. cnn's nic robertson was there when the shots began in tripoli, and it was perhaps the most dramatic moments in this crisis. i want you to take a look. stay with us. we're going to take our time with this and show you, just in case you missed it, how it all unfolded on our air last night. look. >> reporter: very heavy -- >> if you'r
the u.s. and britain have fired 124 tomahawk missiles on key sites. the u.s. is only one of the countries taking part in this. france and great britain have taken major roles. italy, canada, spain, belgium, denmark, norway, and qatar also involved. it's difficult to say just how many people have died here before coalition attacks began. gadhafi's troops reportedly killed 95 people in the assault on the rebel stronghold benghazi. you're looking now at these dramatic pictures of what's left of a...
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of course, the u.s. being one of them, firing on libya today and also french aircraft in the area in place. britain sending in aircraft as well. france also helping out in this. and they will all join the coalition forces in the air at least. president obama, the u.s. president, has said no ground forces. he's not promising that now. let's listen in a little bit to the firing and the unrest in tripoli. for those of you who are just tuning in, i want to welcome our viewers from around the world. you're watching cnn's breaking news coverage of the unrest in libya. what you're hearing, firing going on in tripoli right now. cnn's nic robertson covering that part of the story for us. he is in tripoli. he's our senior international correspondent. nic is getting in place so he can speak to us. there you can see him in the corner of your screen. and as soon as nic is available to speak to us, we will get him live, if we can. nic, jump in whenever we're ready. i'm not sure if his camera can hear us, but if so, we
of course, the u.s. being one of them, firing on libya today and also french aircraft in the area in place. britain sending in aircraft as well. france also helping out in this. and they will all join the coalition forces in the air at least. president obama, the u.s. president, has said no ground forces. he's not promising that now. let's listen in a little bit to the firing and the unrest in tripoli. for those of you who are just tuning in, i want to welcome our viewers from around the world....
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. >>> u.s. intelligence source says cia operatives are on the ground in libya today to size up rebel fighters. the source says they are not there for battlefield direction. congress asked defense secretary robert gates about the cia story a short time ago. >> do you see the use of cia and u.s. special forces in libya as following the blueprint we used in afghanistan? >> first of all, i can't speak to any cia activities, but i will tell you that the president has been quite clear that in terms of the united states' military there will be no boots on the ground. >> britain says it has not promised immunity to libya's top diplomat. foreign minister moussa koussa defected wednesday. they say this man moi be a treasure trove of information. >> reporter: it's significant for many reasons, not the least of which he was former head of intelligence. not least of which is because he was at one time a wanted figure by european security services. this is a man whose disappearance here wasn't even known by t
. >>> u.s. intelligence source says cia operatives are on the ground in libya today to size up rebel fighters. the source says they are not there for battlefield direction. congress asked defense secretary robert gates about the cia story a short time ago. >> do you see the use of cia and u.s. special forces in libya as following the blueprint we used in afghanistan? >> first of all, i can't speak to any cia activities, but i will tell you that the president has been quite...
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yesterday u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton did mention united arab emirates, qatar, all these countries participating. but when asked what specific role they would play, that remains to be seen. >> i suppose the question is, do arabs regard this as an international coalition or do they regard it as a u.s.-led or certainly a western-led coalition? >> well, at this point, it's very clear that the u.s., western powers like france, the uk, do not want to create that perception that this is a western powers, old colonial powers, going after an arab nation. that's why over and over again we've heard french president nicolas sarkozy emphasize the arab nations are involved. now, over the first few hours of the no-fly zone, there were no implications that arab nations played an active operational role in implementing the no-fly zone. if this continues and it's strictly u.s. missiles hitting libyan targets and french fighter jets involved, that could change. that perception could change that it's just
yesterday u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton did mention united arab emirates, qatar, all these countries participating. but when asked what specific role they would play, that remains to be seen. >> i suppose the question is, do arabs regard this as an international coalition or do they regard it as a u.s.-led or certainly a western-led coalition? >> well, at this point, it's very clear that the u.s., western powers like france, the uk, do not want to create that perception...
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. >>> a u.s. soldier has pleaded guilty that he and other soldier s killed for sport last year, photographs were apparently showing him and others posing over the bodies of dead afghans. those are the headlines. "world business today" starts right now. >>> hello again. good morning from cnn london. i'm charles hodson. >> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm pauline chiou. this is "world business today." the top stories on thursday, march 24th. portugal's prime minister quits as parliament votes down plans to tighten austerity measures. now an eu bailout looms. >> japan's devastating earthquake continues to disrupt the global supply chain. we look at why it can be harder to get ahold of a toyota car or an ipad 2. >>> and as the battle for libya continues, europe and the united states tighten their grip on assets owned by moammar gadhafi. >>> well, as many european countries continue to battle their way out of debt, portugal may be next in line for a big bailout. portugal's parliament just rej
. >>> a u.s. soldier has pleaded guilty that he and other soldier s killed for sport last year, photographs were apparently showing him and others posing over the bodies of dead afghans. those are the headlines. "world business today" starts right now. >>> hello again. good morning from cnn london. i'm charles hodson. >> and good afternoon from cnn hong kong, i'm pauline chiou. this is "world business today." the top stories on thursday, march 24th....
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the u.s. knows that there can be no comprehensive middle east peace without syria. even though syria was a country that was internationally isolated for decades in the last four or five years under the rule of bashar al assad, he's been approaching the u.s. there's been a warming of relations even with the u.s. and other western countes, a key regional player. you can't really do much in the middle east without relying on syria to play a role. if assad's regime is under threat, it makes people wonder what's going to happen, how is syriay r going to play a role what will happenith the broader picture here in the middle east? >> very qukly, mohammed, it's a lot for us to follow, but we're now hearing about demonstrations in jordan. have you been hearing anything about that? >> reporter: yeah. we heard a lot today about demonstrations. now, there had been demonstrations the last couple of months in jordan that have taken place on fridays like today. today was bigger in scale. we heard that there
the u.s. knows that there can be no comprehensive middle east peace without syria. even though syria was a country that was internationally isolated for decades in the last four or five years under the rule of bashar al assad, he's been approaching the u.s. there's been a warming of relations even with the u.s. and other western countes, a key regional player. you can't really do much in the middle east without relying on syria to play a role. if assad's regime is under threat, it makes people...
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the u.s. joint chiefs of staff chairman said the operation may ultimately need arpgs but the u.s. would not commit to provides the arms. are any of the european members or even great britain articulating whether they would consider doing that? >> they're not articulating that. but on friday i was speaking to a former u.n. commander who is a now a conservative member of parliament. and he is certainly putting pressure on david cameron to arm the rebels, he wants to go in very hard. he wants has support from certain back ventures in london. it's coalition government and not all back benchers support that. there is pressure for him to at least think about it. >> max foster, thanks so much. >>> we're going to have much more of our coverage taking place in libya and then there's the other calamity that's been taking place across the globe in japan. we'll update you as well on all that's taking place there. they had another serious aftershock today. >> magnitude 6, i think. >>> an update after this. we're america's natural gas. and here's what we did today in homes all across america: w
the u.s. joint chiefs of staff chairman said the operation may ultimately need arpgs but the u.s. would not commit to provides the arms. are any of the european members or even great britain articulating whether they would consider doing that? >> they're not articulating that. but on friday i was speaking to a former u.n. commander who is a now a conservative member of parliament. and he is certainly putting pressure on david cameron to arm the rebels, he wants to go in very hard. he...
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and now will the u.s. and nato deal with towns nato deal with towns where they originally had support? >>> a shocking incident in a tripoli hotel caught on tape as this woman tried to tell reporters of the alleged gang rape. she was dragged away screaming. the gadhafi regime has told conflicting stories about what they've done to her. we'll talk about a human rights activist. those stories and a new video, the tsunami in japan you have to see to believe. >>> i'm joined again by my panel, governor bill richardson, republican anthony weiner and donald trump. let me start with you, i can see you shaking your head furiously at what donald trump was saying. >> i was shaking my head at you as well. back to back questions, at once it was how come we're not getting support from the rest of the country. part of being a coalition like nato, a country like the united states you have to put together coalitions so you're not doing all the heavy lifting. it's sheer folly to believe that the international oil supply is n
and now will the u.s. and nato deal with towns nato deal with towns where they originally had support? >>> a shocking incident in a tripoli hotel caught on tape as this woman tried to tell reporters of the alleged gang rape. she was dragged away screaming. the gadhafi regime has told conflicting stories about what they've done to her. we'll talk about a human rights activist. those stories and a new video, the tsunami in japan you have to see to believe. >>> i'm joined again...
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to be fair, they don't have it in the u.s. either. but we don't have an u.k. so, therefore, you have to take as gordon brown did and as i have now, sort of one off measures to deal with that situation. interesting, if you look at the u.s., the president of the united states is talk about removing some of the. so i don't think we are unique in the world when we look at this industry at the moment and the returns is getting. >> the in line in the most important daily newspaper, this morning was the cancellation by their investment. i wanted to look specifically at gas. center to have us, or have issued a statement was has all of our north sea projects including those to give the go ahead recent what they believe and doesn't plan to be still are being reevaluated. projects that a viable will be canceled or they also make the point of economics from oil and gas are completely different in that oil has a single world price whereas gas has a multiplicity of prices, a much more diffuse market. they also claim that they'll be there for a much their impact on the domes
to be fair, they don't have it in the u.s. either. but we don't have an u.k. so, therefore, you have to take as gordon brown did and as i have now, sort of one off measures to deal with that situation. interesting, if you look at the u.s., the president of the united states is talk about removing some of the. so i don't think we are unique in the world when we look at this industry at the moment and the returns is getting. >> the in line in the most important daily newspaper, this morning...
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tonight anti-aircraft flyers echo in tripoli as the u.s. and its allies attack moammar gadhafi's infrastructure. the anti-gadhafi opposition collective bargainingates the intervention but says it needs more help including more air strikes as it tries to retake key cities in eastern libya. president obama said regime change in libya is his personal goal but the president stresses it's not an objective of the military campaign and says the united states is already stepping back into more of a support role and letting other countries police the no fly zone. >> because it relieves the burden on our military, and relieves the burden on u.s. taxpayers to fulfill what is an international mission and not simply a u.s. mission. >> but some leading members of congress complain the president hasn't spelled out a clear mission and say they aren't so sure the fight will be as short as the white house hopes. >> we taught declare war. take a vote. take responsibility. the american people will find this has a long lasting tinge to it, very expense civilian
tonight anti-aircraft flyers echo in tripoli as the u.s. and its allies attack moammar gadhafi's infrastructure. the anti-gadhafi opposition collective bargainingates the intervention but says it needs more help including more air strikes as it tries to retake key cities in eastern libya. president obama said regime change in libya is his personal goal but the president stresses it's not an objective of the military campaign and says the united states is already stepping back into more of a...
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the building that was the target of a 1986 u.s. bombing strike on libya in retaliation for killing u.s. servicemen in a disco in berlin by libyan agents. that building and all the people gathered around it was put out live on state television, live on state television again tonight as well. and indeed on the screen it called the people who were gathered around there, they called them "protectors," this was a clear effort by the libyan leadership to bring civilians in, men, women and children we saw last night. not too many women and children tonight. all men. but to bring them in and put them around government buildings. the people we saw last night were free to come and go. they were pouring in. last night again there were a lot of people gathered outside of this large secure palace compound area which is perhaps at least a couple of square miles in size. hundreds of cars parked outside. people turning up to come in and show their holoyalty to the leader. so very much so the libyan leadership has chosen a number of locations where
the building that was the target of a 1986 u.s. bombing strike on libya in retaliation for killing u.s. servicemen in a disco in berlin by libyan agents. that building and all the people gathered around it was put out live on state television, live on state television again tonight as well. and indeed on the screen it called the people who were gathered around there, they called them "protectors," this was a clear effort by the libyan leadership to bring civilians in, men, women and...
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if the u.s. gives weapons to an opposition which is still kind of forming is itself, which we don't know exactly who all the players are, it seems like that from this vantage point. it runs the risk of some sort of escalation, we don't know where those weapons end up. we start a no fly zone, and gadhafi continues to win on the ground and the pressure builds for some sort of further intervention. >> for sure you're right. that's why the no fly zone seems like a big step. arming seems like a lesser step. >> you're not sure about the no fly zone? >> i'm not. articling, if it fails, it fails, you have not begun a direct american pattern with the regime. yes, there are risks to arming these people. we don't know a lot about who these people are, they may end up being pirates or thieves. that's a risk on one side. but compared to the risk on the other, i don't think there's much alternative. >> david gergen? >> i wanted to say very briefly, we've taken the same risk in egypt. we came down on the side o
if the u.s. gives weapons to an opposition which is still kind of forming is itself, which we don't know exactly who all the players are, it seems like that from this vantage point. it runs the risk of some sort of escalation, we don't know where those weapons end up. we start a no fly zone, and gadhafi continues to win on the ground and the pressure builds for some sort of further intervention. >> for sure you're right. that's why the no fly zone seems like a big step. arming seems like...
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